- Iran fires at Israel: Iran has fired missiles towards Israel for the first time since a ceasefire paused hostilities in April. Tehran said it had repeatedly warned it would not tolerate ceasefire violations and attacks on Lebanon. Responding to the escalation, Donald Trump said: “You’ve shot your missiles, that’s enough.”
- Israel strikes Beirut: Israel launched its own attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, saying it was in response to attacks from the Iran-backed militia. It had abandoned previous attack plans on Monday under US and Iranian pressure. Israel has continued to strike the south of the country over the weekend, as a ceasefire in Lebanon has failed to hold.
- Trump discusses “seriously injured” supreme leader: Donald Trump has spoken at length about the state of the war in a pre-recorded NBC News interview. He said Iran’s new supreme leader was “very seriously injured”. He reiterated a deal with Tehran is “very close” but there were still “a couple” of sticking points.
- US downs Iranian drones: In spite of a ceasefire, the US and Iran have once more traded attacks over the weekend. American forces said overnight they shot down two Iranian drones that “threatened” ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Similar scenes played out yesterday when the US targeted Iranian radar sites and downed four drones while Iran fired at American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
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‘Both sides must show restraint and de-escalate immediately’ – UK foreign secretary
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the “resumption of conflict between Iran and Israel is in no one’s interest”.
“Both sides must show restraint and de-escalate immediately,” she adds in a post on X.
Cooper also says “negotiations must continue towards the lasting settlement that we all need, for peace and stability in the region, and for the full restoration of global trade”.
Trump tells Axios: ‘I don’t want final deal with Iran to blow up because of what is happening’
US President Donald Trump, speaking to Axios, says he will tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “not to retaliate” against Iranian missiles.”I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate,” Trump told the outlet, external. “Each of them had their fun. Israel had its strike, and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another one.””We are very close to a final deal with Iran. It is going to be a good deal. I don’t want it to blow up because of what is happening now,” Axios cites the president as saying.Trump says that if Israel strikes back, the conflict will just continue for “47 years — or the last 3,000 years”, according to Axios.Separately, Axios reporter Barak Ravid writes on X that Trump has called Netanyahu, citing a US official.
A ceasefire has been in force since 17 April – in name only – and has been violated repeatedly by both Israel and Iran
Iran’s foreign ministry says its armed forces hit several “military targets” north of the “occupied Palestinian terroritories”.
In a statement, the ministry says the strikes come after a “repeated violation” of the April ceasefire between the US, Iran and Israel, including US attacks on Iranian ships and targets in the south of the country.
A ceasefire has been in force since 17 April – in name only – and has been violated repeatedly by both Israel and Iran.
The US said last week that it hit Iranian military sites over the weekend, while Tehran said it responded by targeting a US base.
Iran’s foreign ministry adds the country is defending its security and national interests, warning that any attack from Israel against Lebanon or the Islamic Republic of Iran would be met with “a crushing and comprehensive response”.
Analysis: Netanyahu won’t be in the mood to take instruction
The Iranian missiles launched at Israel earlier represents “another moment of jeopardy” for Donald Trump, our US correspondent David Blevins reports from Washington.
The US president’s call to Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate – which is understood to be taking place now – may struggle to have its desired effect, he says.
“We already know there was a very heated exchange between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu last week over Israel’s strikes on southern Lebanon, with the US president describing the Israeli prime minister at one point as f****** crazy.
“So I’m not sure Netanyahu is going to be in the mood to take instruction or even advice from Trump right now.”
US embassy in Jerusalem directs employees to shelter in place
The US embassy in Jerusalem has directed all US government employees and their families in Israel to shelter in place until further notice.It also urged its citizens to be prepared to move to a protected shelter in the event of a red alert, which could be issued following a “missile, rocket fire or hostile aircraft intrusion”.The embassy will be closed tomorrow.
Iran’s foreign minister speaks to British and French counterparts after missile launch
Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Telegram that he discussed “Iran’s response to the repeated violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon” by Israel with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
The Iranian foreign minister said he also spoke to his counterparts in France, Turkey, Qatar and Egypt, as well as the head of Pakistan’s army, in separate phone calls.
Israeli military says it will strike ‘as soon as order is given’ – as Iran suspends flights from major airport
The Israeli military has insisted it is ready to launch retaliatory strikes at Iran.”The IDF will strike the enemy with determination as soon as the order is given,” the force’s chief of staff General Eyal Zamir, quoted by the IDF on Telegram.Meanwhile, Iran has suspended flights at Imam Khomenei Airport in the capital Tehran until further notice, the country’s state IRNA news agency has reported.
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